Stepping outside my comfort zone a little, this is the results of my first ever attempt at fabric stencilling. This wasn’t difficult by any stretch of the imagination but I am going to write up a step-by-step tutorial of things wot I learnt whilst attempting these. Overall, there are some minor details I’m not happy with but I’m pretty pleased with the results. What do you think? (As always you can click on the image to see a bigger version hosted at Flickr.)
Minor irritation – I didn’t stamp my name in a straight line.
Two sleepsuits, two baby vests and a vest top in the middle for Erica’s birthday.
As an aside, I am selling the unstencilled cotton tote bags in my Folksy shop if you’d like to get supplies in to try this yourself. I will make sure the tutorial is available by the end of the week too.
Posted under for the kids, general crafty updates
This post was written by Vonnie on April 29, 2009
I think they’re all lovely, the birds are my favourite. And I like your name not being in a straight line, gives it character
i like that your name is crooked.. its stylish.. or thats what I tell myself as my stamping is all over the place. I like the birds best too… and if I wasn’t in the dog house for my phone bill I would be tempted by the cotton totes in your shop.
These are great! I really like the totes with the little girl on. I couldn’t actually tell that you’re name was crooked.
I couldn’t tell your name was crooked either – just overwhelmed by how stunning in their symplicity they are